egg-cup


Translations

egg1

(eg) noun1. an oval object usually covered with shell, laid by a bird, reptile etc, from which a young one is hatched. The female bird is sitting on the eggs in the nest. 蛋，卵 蛋，卵 2. such an object laid by a hen, used as food. Would you rather have boiled, fried or scrambled eggs? 食用蛋(如雞蛋) 鸡蛋3. in the female mammal, the cell from which the young one is formed; the ovum. The egg is fertilized by the male sperm. 卵細胞 卵细胞，卵子 ˈegg-cup noun a small cup-shaped container for holding a boiled egg while it is being eaten. 蛋杯 蛋杯ˈeggplant noun a dark purple fruit used as a vegetable. 茄子 茄子ˈeggshell noun the fragile covering of an egg. 蛋殼 蛋壳put all one's eggs in one basket to depend entirely on the success of one scheme, plan etc. You should apply for more than one job – don't put all your eggs in one basket. 孤注一擲 孤注一掷teach one's grandmother to suck eggs to try to show someone more experienced than oneself how to do something. 班門弄斧 班门弄斧